We performed a comparison between HPE Primera and NetApp AFF based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's simple, powerful, and ready to use."
"Cost, racial per terabyte, and speed is why we chose PureStorage. It was no brainer."
"It worked flawlessly."
"Very stable; no worries about how much it can handle."
"The performance is very good."
"Data reduction and compression. Sub millisecond latency."
"The all-flash disc is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"The most valuable feature of Pure Storage FlashArray is its high stability level."
"There has been a lot of changes in HPE Primera OS, and most of the time any package related to it is simple to upgrade. It does not require any support for the operation. The customer can easily deploy any code directly from the GUI which is very good. Additionally, we have individual storage we can allocate and easily manage."
"The product has better replication features than the previous products."
"The most valuable feature is an all-flash system, which means the data access speed is amazing while the latency is almost nothing, and it can deliver IOPS up to 16,000."
"Our customers have given very positive feedback about InfoSign, which is the management software for this solution."
"The greatest advantage is the support when we encounter incidents, as HPE's support is highly responsive."
"We sold Primera to a public university, and they're happy with it. They have been using it for about four months with no significant problems."
"Primera's main advantage is its support for NVM drives and normal flash drives. It has some sort of AI analysis that automatically tells us how to optimize the performance."
"HPE provides good support through their customer service."
"The most valuable features are deduplication and compression, so we get more out of our storage. The replication is also important."
"Replication would be one of the most valuable features."
"In terms of the footprint, it is far more efficient. It has smaller, higher-capacity drives than our older unit. In terms of space, power, and cooling, it has simplified things."
"The ability to do SnapMirror or SnapVault for data resiliency and backup."
"The most valuable features of this solution are snapshotting and cloning."
"The most valuable features of AFF are its speed and the responsive support from NetApp."
"It is a stable solution."
"Multi-protocol is the most valuable feature for us. It does everything in one system: sifts, EBES, ISCSI, and fiber channel. Other systems don't do all that."
"It's not so scalable. It's got moderate scaling capabilities right now. The clustering technology needs a bit of work, they need to improve that."
"Its price needs improvement. Its price is almost double than any other flash storage solution."
"We would like more extended historical data to help with some of the capacity planning. This is something that we are asking for all the time. E.g., what was the historical performance of this particular volume? So, we would like more historicals."
"The initial setup of the product is complex."
"Currently, the solution fails to support file screening."
"There's always an opportunity for new feature functionality."
"I would like to get a weekly report of how our storage has been used, and if there is any storage sitting there not being used."
"I think replication is one area that still needs improvement. Earlier, Pure Storage FlashArray only had IP-based replication. There was no API-based replication, but they have enhanced the feature now. However, they need to work on API replication for C-type of arrays."
"The reporting console can be improved with out of the box reports."
"There really isn't any aspect of the solution that needs improvement for the customer other than its price."
"The price of the product is an area of concern. From an improvement perspective, the solution should be made more affordable in terms of price."
"The product's stale snapshots feature needs improvement."
"There are certain shortcomings in the technical support offered by HPE where improvements are required."
"The solution has good performance but it could improve further."
"The pricing is very high."
"We cannot use this storage for critical applications and data."
"From my perspective, everything works well. They've already announced that they have some features in their next release that make the existing investment more usable, by adding software features to your existing legacy hardware investment."
"We should be able to manage NetApp AFF as per the desired usage and needs."
"The size of NetApp could be better. They're always about 40 pounds without the hard drives in them, so it would be great if there's a way to make them smaller yet keep the functionality. That would reduce the physical footprint."
"I would like to see the ability to include more applications from applications to managed storage. If we can have more applications or more interface in more applications, that would be great."
"NetApp could focus even more on the configuration."
"A lot of the tools that are built into the stock, ONTAP operating system, instead of having to buy the add-ons and things."
"I would like to see better tutorials available, beyond the basics, that cover subjects like MetroCluster and automation."
"NetApp should have a local presence in Pakistan."
HPE Primera is ranked 7th in All-Flash Storage with 38 reviews while NetApp AFF is ranked 2nd in All-Flash Storage with 280 reviews. HPE Primera is rated 8.4, while NetApp AFF is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of HPE Primera writes "A highly stable and easy-to-configure solution that provides excellent features that enable smooth migration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp AFF writes "Since switching, our clients have reported improved performance and reduced latency". HPE Primera is most compared with HPE 3PAR StoreServ, HPE Nimble Storage, Dell PowerStore, IBM FlashSystem and Huawei OceanStor Dorado, whereas NetApp AFF is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Dell Unity XT, Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series, VMware vSAN and Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform. See our HPE Primera vs. NetApp AFF report.
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